Religion
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Ancient Bethlehem Marketplace returns to Palatine churchNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - First United Methodist Church in Palatine will host its long-running Bethlehem Marketplace Saturday, Dec. 1. Celebrating its 30th year, the church at 123 N. Plum Grove R...
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Make Advent Calendars part of your holiday seasonNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given." - Isaiah 9:6 (AMP) I was rummaging through the card aisle of my local store, looking for a special card to give ...
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St. Raymond donations help clinic in UgandaNov 27, 2018 10:00 pm - There is no turkey, dressing and all the trimmings served in the Uganda, East Africa, village of Nakifuma, but there are plenty of moms and babies very thankful to be al...
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Christ Church to host annual Spirit Village and CarolFest Dec. 1-2Nov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Christ Church in Oak Brook and Downers Grove is beginning Advent with two big events. The Oak Brook church at 501 Oak Brook Road will be transformed into a Dickensian En...
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Tree of Life hosts three holiday events in one Dec. 8Nov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - The Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry, is holding a Cookie Walk and special sales rooms on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m...
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Elgin Vineyard to hold Blue Christmas service Dec. 9Nov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Songs about Christmas as the "most wonderful time of the year" can be hard to embrace when there's been a death or divorce, financial woes or troubles of many kinds. The...
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Our Lady of the Wayside School students learn lesson at movieNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Our Lady of the Wayside's kindergarten to eighth-grade students recently walked as a large group into downtown Arlington Heights to watch the movie "Small Foot." The id...
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1,200 tour Christ Church to see new auditorium, attend dedication serviceNov 25, 2018 10:00 pm - Finding a large crowd gathered at one site on the Saturday after Thanksgiving usually means you are at a shopping venue. But this past Saturday afternoon, more than 1,20...
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Pope taps experts, US cardinal to help prep for abuse summit
Nov 23, 2018 6:00 am - VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis named the Vatican's top sex abuse investigator and a close U.S. ally to an organizing committee for a February abuse prevention summit t...
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Slain Chicago officer's services to be in Des PlainesNov 23, 2018 12:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich will be the main celebrant for the funeral of slain Chicago Police Officer Samuel Jimenez, and Des Plaines police are anticipating heavy traffic fo...